What color is #B7C2E0?

#B7C2E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7C2E0?

The RGB value is 183, 194, 224: 183 red, 194 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7C2E0?

The complementary color is #E0D5B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7C2E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7C2E0 color

#B7C2E0 rgb(183, 194, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B7C2E0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 76.1% green and 87.8% blue (183, 194, 224).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 40% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#B7C2E0 color codes

HEX	`#B7C2E0`
RGB	`rgb(183, 194, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 76.1%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 40%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 18%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.48, 2.41, -16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.48, 16.37, 278.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.271, 54.032, 78.182)`
Decimal	`12042976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7C2E0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B7C2E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7C2E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B7C2E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7c2e0; }
.text { color: #b7c2e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c2e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 194 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7c2e0, #c1b7e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B7C2E0?: #B7C2E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7C2E0?: The RGB value is 183, 194, 224: 183 red, 194 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7C2E0?: The complementary color is #E0D5B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7C2E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.